Special to Times Prepare to be charmed as Beacon Hill’s iconic antique store, Upstairs Downstairs Home, takes center stage in the TV show “American Dream: Selling Boston.” In a delightful interview with store owner Laura Cousineau, Irene Kerzner from Concierge…
Jury Convicts Former Boston Center for Adult Education Executive
Special to the Times A Suffolk County jury last week found the former Executive Director of the Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) guilty on embezzlement and forgery charges, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. Susan Brown, 70, of Marblehead, was…
BHAC Approves Modified Streetlight Design With Cell Antenna Adjacent To Mount Vernon Street
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission voted 6-0, with one abstention, to approve an application to replace an existing streetlight equipped with a cellphone antenna adjacent to 161 Mount Vernon St. with a different style fixture at the same location during…
Neighborhood Roundup
‘Nichols After Dark: Halloween Tour’ Coming Oct. 26 The Nichols House Museum at 55 Mt. Vernon St. will offer “Nichols After Dark: Halloween Tour” on Thursday, Oct. 26, with tours at 5:30 and 7 p.m. Get in the spooky spirit with…
BHV Offers Senior Fitness Assessment & Class
Special to the Times How Fit Are You? Join Cindy Sullivan Fitness and Beacon Hill Village (BHV) for a Senior Fitness Assessment & Class. Have you ever wondered about your fitness level and how to enhance it? In collaboration with…
We Must Confront The New Axis of Evil
When former President George W. Bush coined the term “Axis of Evil” to refer to the nations of Iran, No. Korea, and Iraq in his 2002 State of the Union speech, his comments were largely derided. Even in the aftermath…